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A Enstrom 280 Shark, the same model family as N1225D
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N1225D

Enstrom 280FX

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesFlorida

N1225D is an Enstrom 280FX, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Deland, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 11, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated March 31, 2011.

Where is it now Last seen October 8 at 4:17 pm.

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Aircraft

Maker
Enstrom
Model
280FX · all 280FXs and related versions
Built of
steel tube and aluminium
A welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. A welded steel-tube frame under aluminium and fibreglass skins. This is how the Enstrom 280 Shark family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
2042
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming HI0-360 SER · 205 hp
Seats
3
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A05E2B (octal 50057053)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 11, 2026
Expires
May 31, 2033
Last FAA action
May 11, 2026
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · March 31, 2011
FAA region
SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01067250

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lane William
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
535 W Minnesota Ave
Deland, FL 32720-3323

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 2

2005-11-07Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
1975-12-18Cessna 170A · exported to Canada · Valid registration

Connections how N1225D links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming HIO-360 series 390 aircraft with this engine series · 205 hp
  • Type certificate H1CE · held by Enstrom Helicopter CORP the
Place
Live

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N1225D.json.

Records check free · 2 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N1225D, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Lane William, an individual, certificate issued May 11, 2026, expires May 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 2042 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N1225D was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (serial 3295, cancelled November 7, 2005); Cessna 170A (serial 20115, cancelled December 18, 1975). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N1225D: Accident on December 15, 2003 at Redlands, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 1

LAX04FA067Accident on December 15, 2003 at Redlands, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).serial on NTSB record: 3295

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22 Beta · operated under 091

a loss of engine power due to the pilot inadvertently turning off the magnetos and his failure to initiate an autorotation and to maintain main rotor rpm. A factor in the accident was the pilot's use of an over-the-counter medication that impaired his judgment and/or performance.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data